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To: Tom Clarke who wrote (74)	6/9/2010 12:11:22 AM
From: average joe	Respond to of 143

55 Bodies Dumped in Abandoned Mexican Silver Mine 08 June 2010 Officials say at least 55 bodies have now been recovered in southern Mexico from an abandoned silver mine that became a dumping ground for apparent victims of the country's lethal drug wars. The attorney-general for the southern state of Guerrero, Albertico Guinto, said the search for bodies concluded Saturday night. He said the mass grave may be the largest ever unearthed in Mexico. Authorities discovered the site in late May, about 100 meters deep in the mine, near Taxco, a colonial-era tourist attraction famous for its silver jewelry. The bodies apparently had been dumped over a long period of time in an airshaft near the entrance. Most of the victims have yet to be identified, but prosecutors say one of the bodies was a kidnapped state prison warden. Guerrero has recently been plagued by drug violence among rival gangs. Mexico's drug cartels, which have been battling for turf for years, frequently use mass graves to bury their enemies. On Sunday, police reported the discovery of six decapitated men in the northern state of Durango. An estimated 23,000 people have died in drug-related violence in Mexico since President Calderon took office in 2006 and began cracking down on the cartels. www1.voanews.com

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (74)	11/6/2010 10:55:10 PM
From: average joe	Respond to of 143

Mexico: 18 in grave are missing Acapulco travelers (AP) – 1 hour ago ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Relatives confirmed that 18 bodies found in a mass grave outside Acapulco are those of a group of travelers kidnapped in one of the Mexican resort city's most shocking drug-gang crimes, authorities said Saturday. The families identified the decomposing bodies through clothing and physical attributes, said Fernando Monreal, director of the federal investigative police in Guerrero state, where Acapulco is located. The 18 were among 20 men kidnapped while visiting Acapulco from Morelia, capital of the state of Michoacan, which borders Guerrero. Two of the men remain missing. The mass kidnapping on Sept. 30 is especially horrifying because of the possibility that the men may have been targeted by mistake. The families of the men, many of them related to each other, have said most were mechanics who saved up money to take a vacation together each year. Guerrero state investigators have confirmed the men were mechanics and had no criminal records. Investigators also say they could find no evidence linking the men to any gang. "The only crime they committed was being men and traveling as a group in cars," said Katy Rodriguez, who is acting as a spokeswoman for the relatives. "We insist on their innocence, and the authorities must resolve the case." Guerrero Attorney General David Sotelo said forensic tests indicated that the 18 men were killed nearly a month ago, shortly after one of their companions reported the kidnapping. The companion told police he had gone to the store and when he returned, his companions were gone and witnesses said armed men had kidnapped them. Sotelo said federal police were escorting the 18 bodies back to Morelia. The events that led authorities to the mass grave were also chilling. A narco-video posted on YouTube last week showed two men — their hands apparently tied behind their backs and answering questions from an unseen interrogator — saying they killed "the Michoacanos" and buried them in the town of Tres Palos, outside of Acapulco. The men say the killings were an act of revenge against La Familia, a drug cartel based in Michoacan. Authorities found the mass grave in the town of Tuncingo, on the border with Tres Palos. Two bodies wearing the same clothes as the pair seen in the video were found on top of the grave, along with a sign reading: "The people they killed are buried here." The kidnapping was one of the biggest blows yet to Acapulco, which lies along a disputed drug-trafficking route and has seen an increase in shootouts, beheadings and kidnappings. The decapitated body of a 30-year-old man was found early Saturday in an Acapulco neighborhood, according to a state police report. Another man was found shot to death and a 27-year-old woman who had been kidnapped last month was found strangled and dumped in a trash bin, a black hood covering her face. Associated Press writer Gustavo Ruiz contributed to this report from Morelia, Mexico. google.com